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Sat, 10 Nov 2018, 12:01 PM

Super Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7401 Darren Smith                         7696 Len Schneider                
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.066 10.220 116.98
       SS/FA  Dial: 10.45 (+/-): 89.549          GT/KA  Dial: 10.90 (+/-): -0.680
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Butner    ) 0.001  9.553  0.013      (D Holder    ) 0.005 10.178  0.038
 Qualified:            #13  9.581 -0.869                       #28 10.159 -0.741

8:40 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 1,611 feet, track temperature 88 degrees.

Smith is a no show. Len Schneider goes to round three.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    1 Justin Lamb                          7267 Larry Scarth                 
E2                   0.009  9.177 145.78     ****WINNER****  0.044 10.467 120.24
       SS/BM  Dial: 8.49 (+/-):  0.687           GT/TB  Dial: 10.43 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Bell      ) 0.023  8.516  0.006      (R Loge      ) 0.031 10.472  0.002
 Qualified:            #38  8.562 -0.638                       #53 10.607 -0.243

Nice wheels up leave for Lamb after a nine light, but the nose goes down early to give the win to Scarth.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7257 Brett Brown                            79 Mike Cotten                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020 11.373 113.35                     0.063  9.781 135.00
       SS/NA  Dial: 11.37 (+/-):  0.003          SS/IA  Dial: 9.78 (+/-):  0.001
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Dourlet   ) 0.033 11.513 -0.637      (K Angeles Pa) 0.034  9.834  0.044
 Qualified:            #29 11.417 -0.733                       #14  9.833 -0.867

Just 0.002 difference to their dials and Brett Brown gets the hole shot win. MOV: 0.0416 seconds (approximately 8 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7171 Fred Moreno                          7800 Bob Fordyce                  
E2                   0.045 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.121 10.131 111.32
       SS/GA  Dial: 9.59 (+/-): 90.409           GT/FA  Dial: 9.43 (+/-):  0.701
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R McClanahan) 0.025  9.609  0.019      (D Paz       ) 0.060  9.511  0.081
 Qualified:             #6  9.584 -0.966                       #21  9.441 -0.809

Moreno's Mustang drives directly at the tree at the green and he just misses it and the 60 foot reflector. He gets the car back under control and finishes in his lane.

Fordyce was on by and takes the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7312 George Stassi                         624 Don Little                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.022  9.923 132.48                     0.085  9.755 132.18
       SS/HA  Dial: 9.91 (+/-):  0.013           SS/CA  Dial: 9.75 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Leabo     ) 0.253  9.942 -0.008      (D Keen      ) 0.073  9.763 -0.017
 Qualified:            #39  9.993 -0.607                       #54  9.814 -0.236

Little runs five to his dial to no avail. Staci gets the hole shot win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   62 Darrell Dietz                        7980 Steve Wann                   
E2                  -0.015  8.777 153.11     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.738 135.56
       FGT/C  Dial: 8.80 (+/-): -0.023           SS/DA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-):  0.008
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Goldstein ) 0.012  8.792 -0.058      (B Burton    ) 0.018  9.744 -0.016
 Qualified:             #4  8.806 -0.994                       #48  9.808 -0.392

Steve Wann's MOV: opponent's red light.

Steve Wann's package: 0.024.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  626 Dave Barcelon                        5000 Wyatt Wagner                 
E2                   0.056 10.613 110.07     ****WINNER****  0.012 10.044 110.61
       GT/HA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-):  0.883           SS/GA  Dial: 9.83 (+/-):  0.214
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Engels    ) -0.017  9.734  0.084      (C Hieb      ) 0.026  9.819 -0.031
 Qualified:            #22  9.706 -0.794                       #36  9.875 -0.675

Wyatt Wagner keeps the lead from start to finish for the win. Barcelon slows down track.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7772 Wayne Taylor                          554 Ron Roddel                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010 10.449 121.69                     0.075 10.536 125.25
       GT/MA  Dial: 10.41 (+/-):  0.039          GT/OA  Dial: 10.56 (+/-): -0.024
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Faherty   ) 0.086 10.424 -0.006      (R Pike      ) 0.003 10.632  0.062
 Qualified:            #30 10.473 -0.727                       #15 10.597 -0.853

Nice ten light for Wayne Taylor and the win. MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0020 seconds (approximately 4 inches), opponent broke out.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7117 Jim Rau                                65 Tom Gaynor                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006 10.515 127.34                     0.018  9.724 135.74
       GT/NA  Dial: 10.51 (+/-):  0.005          GT/IA  Dial: 9.73 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Allen     ) 0.008 10.698  0.268      (M Johnston  ) 0.062  9.845  0.085
 Qualified:            #32 10.592 -0.708                       #18  9.826 -0.824

Jim Rau's MOV: Took the stripe by 0.0010 seconds (approximately 2 inches), opponent broke out by just -0.006.

Jim Rau's package: 0.011.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4403 Gary Emmons                           332 Marion Stephenson            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  8.723 157.15                    -0.012 17.946  59.10
       FSS/C  Dial: 8.74 (+/-): -0.017           GT/HA  Dial: 9.51 (+/-):  8.436
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Emmons    ) 0.056  8.766 -0.684                     0.011  9.545 -0.955
 Qualified:            #16  8.810 -0.840                        #1  9.450 -1.050

Emmons gets the red light win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    6 Jimmy DeFrank                        202B Brenda Grubbs                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.007  8.831 144.50                     0.036  9.437 140.46
       SS/CM  Dial: 8.81 (+/-):  0.021           SS/AA  Dial: 9.42 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Bystrom   ) 0.046  8.843  0.003      (C Stubeck   ) 0.011  9.460 -0.020
 Qualified:            #40  8.897 -0.603                       #55  9.501 -0.199

Jimmy DeFrank takes a seven light to a hole shot win. MOV: 0.0256 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  640 Don Thomas                           7680 Tom Ferruggia                
E2                   0.060 10.139 125.35     ****WINNER****  0.011  9.309 133.90
       GT/KA  Dial: 10.14 (+/-): -0.001          FSS/F  Dial: 9.24 (+/-):  0.069
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Loge      ) 0.117 10.160  0.020      (A Emmer     ) 0.022  9.340  0.050
 Qualified:            #27 10.157 -0.743                       #12  9.305 -0.895

Tom Ferruggia's MOV: Opponent broke out by just -0.001! OUCH!


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   44 Pete Peery                            601 Cody Lane                    
E2                  -0.022  9.081 146.24     ****WINNER****  0.069 15.291  57.35
       FGT/E  Dial: 9.11 (+/-): -0.029           SS/BS  Dial: 8.61 (+/-):  6.681
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Rizzoli   ) 0.034  9.135  0.005      (J Emmons    ) 0.008  8.680  0.060
 Qualified:            #20  9.189 -0.811                        #5  8.668 -0.982

Peery goes red and Lang slows for the easy win.


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    4 Jody Lang                               3 David Rampy                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021 10.817 116.23                     0.042 10.072 130.97
       GT/OA  Dial: 10.80 (+/-):  0.017          GT/LA  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Rink      ) 0.025 10.884  0.094      (L Lindholm  ) 0.014 10.087  0.017
 Qualified:            #52 11.179 -0.271                        #8 10.107 -0.943

Race of Champions!

Jody Lang gets the hole shot win as Rampy runs two to his dial. MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 14 inches).


 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1781 Dan Fletcher                         7856 Jim Grossi                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003 10.336 115.27                     0.037  9.167 127.44
       SS/JA  Dial: 10.34 (+/-): -0.004          GT/AA  Dial: 9.25 (+/-): -0.083
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Smith     ) 0.042 10.444  0.074      (L Glasbrenne) 0.059  9.135 -0.115
 Qualified:            #46 10.574 -0.426                        #2  8.665 -1.035

Dan Fletcher nails the tree with a three light and runs a lot closer to his dial. MOV: Double breakout.

8:55 a.m.

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